Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Rovner, Wood, Evans
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- jury verdict
- Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
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Claim Types
Outcome
The EEOC prevailed in a jury trial on age discrimination claims against the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents for terminating four employees based on age. The court upheld the jury's finding of willful ADEA violation and rejected the defendant's sovereign immunity defense and post-trial motions.
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